The One And Only Electric Ferrari Is Ready To Be Auctioned

Our funny bone tells us that, for most, owning a Ferrari in itself is as fantastic as laying a golden egg while taking a dump, and a one-of-a-kind electric Ferrari is not what you covet because you support the Go Green movement and love cars, but because the electric nature of this marque automobile would make it cost a fortune. It's almost as if Tesla and Ferrari combined forces! The million dollar question though is- just how valuable can an electric Ferrari be?

Source: Barrett Jackson

Wait till this vintage baby is auctioned and you'll have your answer. This 1978 Ferrari 308 GTS appears to have been given an electric powertrain, making it an object of frenzied desire for car collectors and enthusiasts all over the world. Found in a charred condition in 2016 and restored as well as converted to electric by a U.S. based company, the new Ferrari 308 GTS is now ready to find a new garage!

Source: Electric GT YouTube

What was once powered by a raging 2.9 litre V8 engine, today draws energy from three electric motors.

Trust the motors to give the vehicle

a) The pull of 415 ponies, significantly higher than the erstwhile 225hp

b) A top speed of 290kmph, a bump from the original 250kmph, and

c) A 0-100 sprint performance of near 5 seconds, 0.7 seconds under from its heydays

The newly christened Ferrari 308 GTE can, also, do a distance range of 209km on a single charge.

But what's the one thing you'll miss about it? The roar of the engine.

A silent drive is natural to all electric cars, and its new owner will probably be disappointed with the missing engine rumble (we know we are). Check out this video, you'll know what we are talking about:

Would the missing roar keep enthusiastic billionaires from buying the GTE, probably not.

We've come across buyers who are willing to keep their Ferraris static, in museum-like conditions, because they have been contractually bound pre-purchase to not drive it due to its non-homologation statuses, the LaFerrari is one such example. Did you know it was sold at $2.4 million, or approximately Rs.15 crore according to today's exchange rate?

Source: RM Sotheby's

This wasn't the only time a Ferrari made headlines with obscene auction values. The most valuable Ferrari, LaFerrari Aperta, sold at auction went for $10 million or, approximately, Rs. 63.27 crores, enough to buy a private island with a private jet!

Source: Ferrari

Closer to context, a barn-find condition Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona was sold at $2 million or, approximately, Rs. 13 croreto a new owner.

Source: RM Sotheby's

What can we say? Ferrari's know how to sell themselves, pristine or worn, driven or static. We're assuming this electric marvel will also find a place in the "most expensive Ferraris sold at auction" hall-of-fame. Not long to wait, a month or less before the Barrett-Jackson auction company announces the sale price. In the mean time, you could probably think about how much you would be willing to shell out for the only electric Ferrari in the world!